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| Date: | Friday 27 July 1962 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  de Havilland Vampire |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Missamari, Assam -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tezpur, Assam |
Exploded in mid-air and crashed onto tribal huts at Bherveri village. Pilot Officer S.G. Wadhvani and six villagers killed.
Sources:
ABC 29 July 1962, p85
The Indian Express 29 July 1962, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2013 02:00 | ryan | Added |
| 10-May-2014 20:08 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Dec-2018 21:08 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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